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Shin Jin-seo targets two wins in landmark Go showdown against KataGo

The world No. 1 Baduk player says he can beat the top open-source AI at least twice in their first major human-versus-machine match since AlphaGo.

2026.7.14

Reunion is a Go

Demis Hassabis, the co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind, left, poses with legendary Korean Go player Lee Se-dol at an event held at the Westin Josun Seoul hotel in Jung District, central Seoul, on April 29.

2026.4.29

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Go master Lee Se-dol demonstrates an agentic AI-based Go model during an event hosted by AI startup Enhans at the Four Seasons Hotel in Jongno District, central Seoul, on March 9. [JUN MIN-KYU]

Can't stop AI in Go

Lee Se-dol, a retired professional Go player, spoke about the future of artificial intelligence and the game, called baduk in Korean, while demonstrating an AI model specializing in Go during an event hosted by AI startup Enhance.

2026.3.9

Go master Lee Chang-ho wins the first round of the 2025 Incrediwear Legend League playoff match held on Nov. 30. [KOREA BADUK ASSOCIATION]

Go master Lee Chang-ho expected to join President Lee on state visit to China

Lee Chang-ho, a Go master widely regarded as a “national treasure” of Korea, is expected to accompany President Lee Jae Myung on a state visit to China early next year.

2025.12.21

Shin Jin-seo, right, plays against ninth-dan Tuo Jiaxi of China in the quarterfinals of the 3rd Quzhou Lanke Cup World Go Open in Zhejiang, China on Oct. 9. [YONHAP]

Will China tie Korea in Baduk titles next month?

The 30th 2025 Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Cup World Baduk Masters will begin on Nov. 8, launching a ten-day 32-player knockout stage.

2025.10.12

Go grandmaster Lee Se-dol, who recently released a new memoir detailing his historic 2016 match against Google DeepMind's AlphaGo, poses for a photo during an interview with the JoongAng Ilbo at the JoongAng Ilbo's studio in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Aug. 14. [KWEN HYEK-JAE]

Grandmaster Lee Se-dol reveals how he beat AlphaGo: 'Every move was a trick'

Lee Se-dol reflects on his AlphaGo match, revealing insights about AI's impact on Go and players.

2025.8.28

A police line blocks access to a Go club in Seongbuk District, northern Seoul, after three people were injured in a knife attack at the site on July 25. [YONHAP]

Police investigate knife attack at Seoul Go club over suspected betting dispute

Police are investigating whether a dispute over a bet during a game of Go led to a knife attack that left three elderly men seriously injured in Seongbuk District, northern Seoul, on Friday evening.

2025.7.26

Actor Lee Byung-hun in the film ″The Match″ (2025) [BY4M STUDIO]

'The Match' director Kim Hyung-ju finds the drama in ancient board game Go

“The Match” (2025), a film depicting the legendary rivalry between Go master Cho Hun-hyun and his protégé Lee Chang-ho, has become a surprise hit at the Korean box office.

2025.4.7

Lee Se-dol, who has been appointed as a professor at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, speaks during a special lecture at the university on Sept. 26, 2024. [ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY]

Go grand master Lee Se-dol takes on new role as professor at Unist

Go grand master Lee Se-dol will work as a professor at Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (Unist), teaching in fields that fuse AI and Go.

2025.2.17

Students enrolled in Myongji University's Department of Baduk Studies practice playing Go on the university's campus in Yongin, Gyeonggi. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Closure of Myongji University's Go department will proceed, Seoul High Court says

The Seoul High Court rejected an injunction to halt the closure of Myongji University's Go department, citing financial difficulties and declining interest in Go.

2024.7.9